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KOMU Faculty and Students Win 13 Heart of America Awards from the Kansas City Press Club
Station Serves as News Lab for Radio-Television Journalism Students Columbia, Mo. (June 15, 2007) — Missouri School of Journalism radio-television journalism faculty and students recently took home 13 Heart of America Awards – including top honors for Best Newscast and second place for Best Web Site – for work produced and aired on KOMU. It … Continued
Missouri Broadcasters Association Awards KOMU, KBIA Top Honors
Broadcast Newsrooms Create Real-Life Lab Experiences for Missouri School of Journalism Students Columbia, Mo. (June 15, 2007) — The Missouri Broadcasters Association (MBA) recently awarded KOMU and KBIA top honors in several categories of its annual television and radio contest. KOMU won best newscast, weathercast and feature reporting, while KBIA won best news series and feature … Continued
Woelfel Wins $10,000 O.O. McIntyre Professorship
Columbia, Mo. (May 31, 2007) — Radio-television instructor and KOMU news director Stacey Woelfel recently won the 2007 O.O. McIntyre Professorship for excellence in teaching given by the Missouri School of Journalism. The professorship carries a $10,000 salary supplement for the next academic year. Woelfel, a 1981 graduate of the School, joined the faculty in … Continued
KOMU Earns Regional Edward R. Murrow Award
“Immigration In-Depth” Wins Best News Series, KOMU’s Fourth in Five Years Columbia, Mo. (April 23, 2007) — The Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) recently awarded KOMU-TV a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Best News Series, the station’s fourth Murrow in five years. KOMU, an NBC affiliate, is the only university-owned commercial television station in the … Continued
RTNDA Student Members Visit Kansas City Television Stations
Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 15, 2006) — Seventeen members of the Radio Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) student chapter at the Missouri School of Journalism had the opportunity to learn about news operations at two Kansas City television stations during a recent trip. The visits allowed students to compare the real-world media experience they receive as part of … Continued
Collaborative Merge of KBIA, KOMU and the Missourian Newsrooms Creates a New Convergence Experience for Students
By Alexandra Rampy Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 10, 2006) — Missouri Journalism students and faculty from all areas of study recently participated in a groundbreaking convergence project called “Smart Decision,” a multimedia Web site that provided in-depth coverage of the 2006 state and local mid-term elections. Smart Decision, which launched earlier this semester, gave students across all … Continued
Radio-Television Journalism Faculty, Student Win MBA Excellence Awards
By Allison Mang Columbia, Mo. (June 21, 2006) — Four radio-television journalism faculty members and a recent graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism captured two first-place awards and two certificates of merit for excellence in journalism in the Missouri Broadcasters Association‘s annual competition. “When our faculty and staff members win awards, as they have done … Continued
Stacey Woelfel Receives the Excellence in Education Award
Columbia, Mo. (May 1, 2006) — Stacey Woelfel, a member of the Radio-Television Journalism faculty and news director of KOMU, is a recipient of the 2006 Excellence in Education Award at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Students select the 10 faculty members, advisers and academic administrators who have made significant contributions to the out-of-class learning experiences for MU … Continued
Broadcast News Student Places Fifth, Wins $600 Scholarship in Hearst Competition
Columbia, Mo. (April 10, 2006) — Andrea Ramey, a Missouri School of Journalism broadcast news senior, placed fifth and won a $600 scholarship in the television news competition for this year’s Hearst Journalism Awards. The win makes Ramey eligible to compete in the next round of the contest, the semi-finals, the winners of which will go … Continued
Two Journalism Professors Win Regional Edward R. Murrow Award
Columbia, Mo. (April 5, 2006) — The work of two Missouri School of Journalism professors has earned KOMU one of broadcast journalism’s highest awards. KOMU is the only University-owned network affiliate in the United States that uses its newsroom as a working lab for broadcast news students. Sarah Hill, KOMU anchor, reporter and adjunct professor, and Gary … Continued